Compare And Contrast The Black Death In The Late Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages The late middle ages was a time quite different the period before it. Whereas the high middle ages was filled with prosperity and advancement the late middle ages can almost be described as the exact opposite. The Black Death symbolizes this period in time perfectly capturing the sheer darkness during this period with the bubonic plague greatly impacting Europe’s population. Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy follows Dante’s travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The dark tragedy fits in very well with what was happening during the Late Middle Ages. Along with the bubonic plague and Dante’s The Divine Comedy, there was Paulo Uccello’s painting The Battle of San Romano. The painting showed the darkness and bloodiness of war, which typically was not depicted before in paintings. The Black Death, The Divine Comedy, and The Battle of San Romano are all extremely significant to this time period in many different ways. The Black Death spread across Europe throughout about an 8 year

The high mortality rate had a huge impact on the job market. The death of all the workers would leave an extreme shortage of certain skills. All of this then obvious leading to higher prices for workers and along with that higher prices for goods. Along with that the animals were impacted, with farming still being a way to provide food for your family the death of the animals would hurt those that relied on the animals for work as well as for food. The plague also caused a loss of faith in the church. The people had gone to the church to seek help but they soon realized the Church could not solves all of their problems. Lastly, the Black Death did end up helping to realize the need for improved medicine (Edmonds). The Black Death massive impact was felt throughout Europe for years to come and goes down as one of the worst epidemics of all time, that just so happened to be during one of the darkest time